Experimental effect of injectable calcium phosphate cement on osteoporotic distal radius: resistance in a fall provoking a Colles’ fracture

• Published in: European journal of orthopaedic surgery & traumatology Vol. 17; no. 3; pp. 235 - 241
• Main Authors: Noirfalisse, C., Poumarat, G., Liverneaux, P.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Heidelberg Springer Nature B.V 01.05.2007
• Subjects: Calcium phosphates; Cement; Fractures

Stating backgroundThe purpose of this work was to determine a possible change, after an injection of calcium phosphate cement, in the mechanical resistance of the distal radius in fractures often seen in osteoporotic patients.MethodsWe reproduced a Colles’ fracture on two anatomical subjects. Only o...